Where to get baseball cards in Japan? Forget the bubblegum, think potato chips and kaki no tane…
When I was growing up in America, I would often buy baseball cards that came with a stick (and scent) of bubblegum. But here in Japan, you can…
When I was growing up in America, I would often buy baseball cards that came with a stick (and scent) of bubblegum. But here in Japan, you can…
Bonus(?): This picture pretty much says it all… 7 losses in a row. And on Umeno’s birthday no less (he did get a hit, but was tagged out…
“Bright morning light on pond and path around the garden” https://www.flickr.com/photos/mi_shigapics/51427254438/in/album-72157712160299046 Thanks to Guven Witteveen for sharing this info through t…
UPDATE 6/18/25: It might be hard to see, but a pigeon picks the weeds and litter in search of food… Or th help clean the mess? Meanwhile (harder…
Abstract: ‘An Archive of Archives Lost’ is an affective autoethnographic visual essay that examines the devastating impact of climate change through the lens of personal loss. The Philippines…
This workshop brings together presenters from four universities to explore innovative approaches to scholarly communication. Moving beyond conventional formats, the event highlights alternative, d…
A personal note: Dr. Mark Bookman was an incredible scholar, the foremost expert on historical and contemporary disability issues in Japan, a wonderful and caring person any my…
Art x Research x Archives – Investigative Art and Creative Humanities Supervisor: Yoshitaka Mori Edited by Tokyo University of the Arts Future Creation and Inheritance Center Getsuyosha 2,400…
May 23, 2025 / 6:00pm -7:30pm / Room 301, Building 10, Sophia University / In person only / No registration required Responding to the record low birthrate and…
The Doshisha University Institute for the Liberal Arts in cooperation with the University of Bremen (Germany) is initiating the first colloquium for young researchers in the field of…
May 14, 2025 / 18:30-20:00 Room 301, 3F Building 10, Sophia University In Person only / No registration required Abstract: How do we enter into, look at, and…
See also: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-expected-beauty-and-awe-of-cherry.html See also: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-na-no…
“An article I wrote myself in 2022, but it was delivered as an updated article incorporating 3 years worth of changes and more! I think it’s very easy…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/style/le-poisson-steve-tiktok.html https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BlNOwq8IIPU
“KG＋” is a public art festival that first started in 2013 with the aim of discovering and supporting upcoming photographers and curators with 2025 being the 13th anniversary…
Three plamts behind the family of three, all enjoying the cherry blossoms… See also: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-expected-beauty-and-awe-of-cherry.html
Congratulations and many thanks to the co-editors, Jennifer McGuire and Christopher Tso, on putting together and releasing the Japan Anthropology Workshop Newsletter (#53) “…continuing with our …
JAWS / AJJ Joint Conference 2025 Session 14 – Reflecting and Revisiting「Teaching Japan」 University of Hyogo – Kobe Campus for Commerce Building 5 April 5, 2025, 15:40 –…
One might ask, what about everything else?
Saito-san, known as perhaps the most popular deaf photographer in Japan, has been keeping a diary about his feelings about the upcoming exhibition. In one post he wrote:…
The Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS) and the Anthropology of Japan in Japan (AJJ) joint conference will be held in Kobe from April 4th (Friday) to April 6th (Sunday),…